US President Donald Trump named Mark Esper to be the new Acting Secretary of Defense after incumbent Patrick M. Shanahan informed him of his intention to resign from the top defense post. Esper, 56, has experience serving in the first Iraq war. The news was broken by the President in a tweet Tuesday: "Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, who has done a wonderful job, has decided not to
Just days after claiming the threat of tariffs forced Mexico to take steps to address the migrant crisis, President Donald Trump indicated he intends to double-down on the tactic to advance American interests in trade talks with China. Trump argued during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Monday that existing tariffs on Chinese imports will force China to make a deal.